Well, the hype for the upcoming series has started, with two new teasers.   They use existing footage from the pilot, but have a cheekier voice over.  Perhaps playing along with the “car commercial” complaints that were lowered at the pilot?

I’ve got high hopes for this series.  I do have my doubts as to how a show like Knight Rider will do with today’s audiences over the course of a season.  The pilot benefitted immensely from the nostalgia factor.   However, I was a big fan of Gary Scott Thompson’s Las Vegas (when are we getting the last season over here???), so I know he’s got a good eye for balancing comedy with drama.  Something Knight Rider will need.

Here’s the new teasers:

Continuing the DCU computer games discussion, this week saw the first trailer for DCU Online.

Looks good to me. It looks a lot like City of Heroes (at least graphically), which is no bad thing, considering how well CoH captured the genre. The fact that its run by Sony may put some people off, but if they do it right, this game could be a big hit.

I just hope the archetypes are based around existing DC heroes. I imagine if you can’t select Kryptonian or, in my case, Green Lantern, as a powerset, then this game may hit trouble quickly. But from the look of that trailer, its looking promising indeed.

Joss Whedon’s latest venture is Dr Horrible’s Sing-along Blog. He’s releasing it for free viewing this week on the web at http://www.drhorrible.com until the 20th of July.

Act 1 went up last night, with Act 2 due on Thursday and Act 3 on Saturday before it vanishes on Sunday.

Its well worth a look. I just watched Act 1 and its a great laugh

So, the other game I’ve been playing a lot recently, is the hugely-popular Call of Duty 4.

I’ve been a big fan of this series since the first game, and they’re always great fun to play. This latest entry is no exception. The gameplay is familiar to those who’ve played the other games in the series: FPS with attention given to generating a realistic atmosphere, as you find yourself frequently pinned down by enemy fire as you run into battle with the rest of your squad. Chatter amongst the squad members adds to the feeling of immersion, and (as mentioned in my Rainbow Six post), the lack of a health system, compensated by a system of becoming disoriented on your first hit, works well.

The first thing that really struck me about this game was the quality of the graphics. After a short training session, you’re thrown into the first mission, a covert assault on a tanker, set during a thunderstorm. The opening which finds you in the helicopter, flying around the tanker in choppy seas with lightning and rain is fantastically realised. It sets the scene amazingly for an incredibly immersive game.

The other thing that really impressed me about this game was the variety of the missions. While the usual “run around under fire” missions still make up the bulk of the game, they still bring in lots of different mission types. There’s a brilliant mission where you jump into the role of a gunner on a gunship, and have to provide covering fire to your team as they try to escape capture. There’s also a great covert mission set during a flashback in the story where you try and sneak around a town to get to a sniping position.

I can’t recommend this game enough. If you’ve got a meaty enough gaming rig to support it and you enjoyed the previous Call of Duty games, then this is a real winner.